Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Olcostephanidae
Full reference: R. W. Imlay. 1960. Ammonites of Early Cretaceous age (Valanginian and Hauterivian) from the Pacific Coast states. United States Geological Survey Professional Paper 334(F):1-228
Belongs to Olcostephanus according to R. W. Imlay 1960
Sister taxa: Olcostephanus (Jeannoticeras), Olcostephanus (Olcostephanus), Olcostephanus (Viluceras), Olcostephanus astierianus, Olcostephanus atherstoni, Olcostephanus delicatecostatus, Olcostephanus detonii, Olcostephanus paucicostatus, Olcostephanus pecki, Olcostephanus sanlazarensis, Maderia marcosensis, Maderia marcoensis, Maderia casitensis, Maderia coahuilensis, Taraisites bosei, Subastieria inordinata, Subastieria sulcosae, Subastieria sulcosus, Subastieria balkanica, Astieria zacatecana, Astieria raricostata, Astieria bangei, Holcostephanus (Astieria) josephinus, Astieria neohispanica
Ecology: fast-moving nektonic carnivore
Distribution: found only at USGS 26790 [Myrtle Fm] (Cretaceous of Oregon)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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